Live in Las Vegas - A New Day...

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For the Las Vegas show, see A New Day....
For the album, see A New Day... Live in Las Vegas.
Live in Las Vegas - A New Day...
Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... cover
Video by Céline Dion
Released Flag of Europe December 7, 2007
Flag of the United States December 11, 2007
Flag of Australia December 15, 2007
Flag of Japan December 19, 2007
Recorded January 17-21, 2007
Length 307:00
Label Columbia, Epic
Céline Dion video chronology
On ne change pas
(2005)		 Live in Las Vegas - A New Day...
(2007)

Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... is Céline Dion's eighth DVD/video, released between December 7 and 10, 2007 in Europe, on December 10, 2007 in Hong Kong, December 11, 2007 in North America, December 15, 2007 in Australia and December 19, 2007 in Japan.[1] It includes the record-breaking A New Day... show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.[2]

Dion performing "My Heart Will Go On" during the A New Day... show (2007).
Dion performing "My Heart Will Go On" during the A New Day... show (2007).

The Blu-ray Disc version was also released on February 4, 2008 in Poland, February 5, 2008 in North America, and between February 8 and 22, 2008 in Europe.[3]

A New Day... has ended on December 15, 2007, after a 5 year run, of more than 700 shows and 3 million spectators. The 2 disc DVD contains more than 5 hours of never-before seen footage, including the concert and 3 exclusive documentaries: "Because You Loved Me (A Tribute to the Fans)," A New Day: All Access" and "A New Day: the Secrets."[4] It contains subtitles in 9 languages. The inside booklet includes richly detailed photographs and generous liner notes.

The DVD concert was directed by Jean Lamoureux, and the bonus features by Stephane Laporte. The Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... DVD was produced by Productions J, with Julie Snyder as the creative producer.

Contents

[edit] History

The originally scheduled DVD release date (autumn 2004) was postponed because of changes and improvements made to the show since the initial filming. A New Day... was re-shot in high-definition during the January 17-21, 2007 week.[5] According to the "A New Day: the Secrets" documentary on the second disc, one of the major reasons for the delay was that Dion and her producers gradually realized that Dion's change to a short blonde bob for A New Day was highly unpopular with her fan base, and the hairstyle also looked terrible on screen during the first DVD shoot. As a result, she returned to brunette hair with extensions.

The Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... DVD includes the last version of the show, performed from November 2006 till the end. But during A New Day... previous years, Dion performed also seven other songs: "Nature Boy," "At Last," "Fever," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "Have You Ever Been in Love," "Et je t'aime encore," and "What a Wonderful World." Some of them are included on the A New Day... Live in Las Vegas CD, released in June 2004.[6]

[edit] Promotion

"The Power of Love," "I Drove All Night," "I Surrender," and "I Wish" from the DVD were first released on the deluxe edition of Céline Dion's album Taking Chances (November 2007). An exclusive sneak preview from the show was also included.

A New Day... was shown on television in selected countries, including the Netherlands (first part on November 18 and second one on November 25, 2007 on SBS 6), Spain (November 29, 2007 on TVE2), South Africa (first part on December 2 and second one on December 8, 2007 on SABC 3), Italy (December 25, 2007 on Italia 1), and Quebec (bonus features on January 20, 2007 and the show on January 27, 2007 on TVA).

A New Day... was also broadcast to movie theatres in some countries, including Poland (Multikino on December 5, 2007)[7] and U.S. (various theatres on December 17, 2007).[8]

The Quebec TV station TVA broadcasted a TV special dedicated to the last show of Céline Dion at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, on December 16, 2007. The show, entitled Les Adieux de Céline Dion à Las Vegas (Céline Dion's Vegas Farewells), was produced by Julie Snyder. The broadcasting has been conceived by Dion and René Angélil. The cameras entered the intimacy of the couple during latest show's night (December 15th). We were able to see Céline Dion leaving her home with her husband and their son who attended his mother's show. We saw Dion in her dressing room, in the elevator that took her to the stage. The special lasted 45 minutes.

[edit] Chart success

According to the Quebec press, Dion's much-anticipated and long-awaited DVD was completely sold-out in Quebec (Canada) in less than few hours after the release.[9] Céline Dion made history on January 18, 2008 as Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... became the only music DVD to be certified Triple Diamond status in Canada, for over 300,000 units sold (although Le Journal de Montréal reported two days earlier that the DVD has sold more than 400,000 copies). Only 5 other DVD releases have ever reached Double Diamond. Dion's DVD captured also the biggest debut week sales in Nielsen SoundScan history for a DVD only release - over 70,000 copies. And if we add several stores not considered by SoundScan, the DVD exceeded the 100,000 units in the first week. Something like that never happened in the whole Canadian music history.[10] Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... is helding the number 1 position on the Music Video Chart in Canada since its release.[11]

Outside Canada, the DVD peaked at number 1 in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Japan (international chart), Netherlands, Belgium Wallonie, Belgium Flandres, Denmark, New Zealand and Estonia. It reached number 2 in Portugal and Sweden, number 3 in Australia, Ireland and in Greece, number 4 in Austria, Japan (overall chart) and number 6 in Italy. Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... also debuted in the top 10 for DVD sales in Finland and Germany.[12]

Close to 500,000 copies of the DVD have been sold worldwide in the first week.[13] Live in Las Vegas - A New Day... was certified 3× Diamond (300,000) in Canada[14] (over 400,000 copies sold according to Le Journal de Montréal), 3× Platinum (60,000) in France (120,000 copies have been sold and it's now eligible for Diamond), 2× Platinum in Australia (30,000), Platinum in New Zealand (5,000), and Gold in Belgium (15,000) and Portugal (4,000). In Japan, it has sold 30,000 copies so far. The DVD has sold 305,000 copies in the U.S. being eligible for 6x platinum certification.[15]

According to Belgian magazine Cine Tele Revue from May 2008, the dvd sold 2 million copies to date, which make it one of the best selling DVDs in the music history.

[edit] Track listing

DISC 1

  • A New Day: the Concert – 93:00
  1. "A New Day Has Come"
  2. "The Power of Love"
  3. "It's All Coming Back to Me Now"
  4. "Because You Loved Me"
  5. "To Love You More"
  6. "I'm Alive"
  7. "I Drove All Night"
  8. "Seduces Me"
  9. "If I Could"
  10. "Pour que tu m'aimes encore"
  11. "I Surrender"
  12. "Ammore Annascunnuto"
  13. "All the Way"
  14. "I've Got the World on a String"
  15. "I Wish"
  16. "Love Can Move Mountains"
  17. "River Deep, Mountain High"
  18. "My Heart Will Go On"
  • Bonus feature: Because You Loved Me: a Tribute to the Fans – 41:00

DISC 2

  • Special feature: A New Day: All Access – 120:00
  • Bonus feature: A New Day: the Secrets – 53:00

[edit] Chart performance

DVD chart Peak
position		 Certification Sales
Australia[16] 3 2x platinum 30,000[17]
Austria[18] 4
Belgium Flandres[19] 1 Gold 15,000[20]
Belgium Wallonie[21] 1
Brazil[22] 16 10,000[23]
Canada 1 3x diamond 400,000[24]
Czech Republic[25] 15
Denmark[26] 1
Estonia[27] 1
France[28] 1 3x platinum1 120,000[29]
Greece[30] 3
Hungary[31] 17
Ireland[32] 3
Italy[33] 6
Japan[34] 4 30,000[35]
Japan International[36] 1
Netherlands[37] 1
New Zealand[38] 1 Platinum 5,000[39]
Portugal[40] 2 Gold 4,000[41]
Spain[42] 12
Sweden[43] 2
United Kingdom[44] 1
United States[45] 1 2 305,000[46]
Albums chart Peak
position		 Certification Sales
Germany[47] 64
Switzerland[48] 56

1 should be certified diamond (100,000)
2 should be certified 6x platinum (300,000)

[edit] External links

  1. ^ A New Day... DVD Info!. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  2. ^ A New Day... Final Countdown!. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  3. ^ Celine Dion: A New Day... Live in Las Vegas (Blu-ray) - High-Def Digest. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
  4. ^ A New Day... DVD Info!. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  5. ^ A New Day... DVD Filming. Retrieved February 9, 2007.
  6. ^ A New Day... Live In Las Vegas. Retrieved June 14, 2004.
  7. ^ Céline Dion na dużym ekranie. Retrieved November 26, 2007.
  8. ^ Event details. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
  9. ^ Folie furieuse pour le DVD de Céline. Retrieved December 11, 2007.
  10. ^ Folie furieuse pour le DVD de Céline. Retrieved December 11, 2007.
  11. ^ Céline Dion DVD Surpasses Triple Diamond Status. Retrieved January 18, 2008.
  12. ^ 'Celine Dion - Live in Las Vegas' Is Flying Off The Shelves!. Retrieved December 23, 2007.
  13. ^ 'Celine Dion - Live in Las Vegas' Is Flying Off The Shelves!. Retrieved December 23, 2007.
  14. ^ Gold & Platinum Certification. Retrieved March 20, 2008.
  15. ^ Ask Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
  16. ^ Australian DVD Chart
  17. ^ Australian DVD Chart
  18. ^ Austrian DVD Chart
  19. ^ Flandres DVD Chart
  20. ^ IFPI Belgium
  21. ^ Wallonie DVD Chart
  22. ^ Brazilian DVD Chart
  23. ^ Brazilian DVD Chart
  24. ^ Biggest sales week in Nielsen SoundScan history for a DVD!
  25. ^ Czech DVD Chart
  26. ^ Danish DVD Chart
  27. ^ Estonian DVD Chart
  28. ^ French DVD Chart
  29. ^ Les DVD les plus Vendus en 2007
  30. ^ Greek DVD Chart
  31. ^ Hungarian DVD Chart
  32. ^ Irish DVD Chart
  33. ^ Italian DVD Chart
  34. ^ Japanese DVD Chart
  35. ^ Japanese Charts-The newest charts
  36. ^ Japanese DVD Chart
  37. ^ Dutch DVD Chart
  38. ^ New Zealand DVD Chart
  39. ^ New Zealand DVD Chart
  40. ^ Portuguese DVD Chart
  41. ^ Portuguese DVD Chart
  42. ^ Spanish DVD Chart
  43. ^ Swedish DVD Chart
  44. ^ UK DVD Chart
  45. ^ U.S. DVD Chart
  46. ^ Ask Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2008.
  47. ^ German Albums Chart
  48. ^ Swiss Albums Chart
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